Maple and Associates   Silvas-McCoy House



The Silvas-McCoy House is currently under construction as the visitor center for Old Town San Diego. State Park archaeologists recover information needed to reconstruct a large residence built in 1869 by James McCoy, a well-to-do Irish immigrant who served as San Diego's sheriff and state senator. Prior to 1851 the property belonged to Maria Eugenia Silvas, descendant of a Spanish Colonial soldier who came to Alta California in the 1770s.

The interpretive center will serve as the main entryway to the Old Town historic park. Interpretive exhibits include:

  • The McCoy Parlor
  • First People
  • Spanish Period
  • Mexican Rancho Period
  • American Period
  • Annex Kitchen

 

 

 
 

Silvas McCoy House
 

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